The national debt under President Jimmy Carter was $1 trillion. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush increased it to $4 trillion, Bill Clinton to $5.7 trillion, and George W. Bush to $10.7 trillion. Hence, 75 percent of the red ink in the entire history of this nation was run up by three Republican presidents in 20 years. That's quite a feat.
The national debt now stands at $11.36 trillion. Most of this $0.66 trillion increase was spent to clean up the global economic meltdown brought on by Republican ideology. It's peanuts compared to Republican spending. Clinton actually paid down national debt. He produced budget surpluses. No Republican has ever done this. And thanks to fiscally irresponsible Republicans, China has this country by the throat.
Please, teabaggers, get a clue! Hold your silly tea parties outside State Sen. Tony Strickland's offices. Ask Republicans to tax us more. The red ink was run up because we're not taxed enough.
-- Raymond Freeman, Thousand Oaks